BEETLES series UHFGuitarWirelesssystem BASSWIRELESSSYSTEM ELECTRICGUITARWIRELESSSYSTEM ACOUSTICGUITARWIRELESSSYSTEM ImportantSafetyInstructions 1.Pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingtheunit. 2.Keeptheseinstructionsforfuturereference. 3.Pleasereadallsafetywarnings. 4.Followmanufacturer'sinstructions. 5.Donotusethisunitnearwaterormoisture. 6.Cleanonlywithadrycloth. 7.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructions. 8.Donotinstallorusenearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus
(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat. 9.Donotbypassoralterthepolarizedgroundedplug.Seriousdamagemayresultandwillvoidyourwarranty. Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother. Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong. Thewidebladeorthirdprongisprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet, consultanelectrician. 10.ProtectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedChecktheentirewireperiodicallyaswellasallplugs, receptaclesandthepointwherethecordconnectstotheunit. 11.Unplugthisunitduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime. 12.Referallservicingtoqualifiedpersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheunithasbeendamagedinanyway. User'sManual Introduction WelcomeNote ApersonalwelcometoyoufromthemanagementandemployeesofICON. AllofushereatICONarededicatedtoprovideexcellentproductswithinherentlygoodvalue,andwearedelightedyou havepurchasedoneofourproducts. Wesincerelytrustthisproductwillprovideyearsofsatisfactoryservice,butifanythingisnottoyourcompletesatisfaction, wewillendeavortomakethingsright. WelcometoICON,andthankyouforbecomingpartofourworldwideextendedfamily!
Guide Inthesepages,youwillfindadetailedfeaturesdescriptionoftheBeetlesseriesWirelesssystem,aswellasaguidedtour throughitscontrolpanel,step-by-stepinstructionsforitssetup,usage,andfullspecifications. Youwillalsofindawarrantycardenclosed.Pleasefillitoutandmailitinsothatyoucanreceiveonlinetechnicalsupport andupdatewithICONproductsinformationinthefuture. Withpropercare,yourBeetlesWirelessSystemwilloperatetroublefreeformanyyears.Werecommendyourecordyour serialnumberinthespaceprovidedbelowforfuturereference. Pleasewriteyourserialnumberhereforfuturereference:
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User'sManual Content PackageContents ProductFeatures BeetlesReceiver BeetlesTransmitter QuickSettingupandUsingYourBeetlesSystem ICONFrequencyChart Specifications Services 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 User'sManual PackageContents:
Makesurethebelowitemsareprovidedinthepackage:
BeetlesWirelessReceiverUnit BeetlesWirelessTransmitterUnit PowerAdapterforReceiver
"AngleAdapter"forTransmitterPlug 9VAlkalineBattery 1.5VAlkalineBattery Instructionsmanual User'sManual 1 ProductFeatures Beetles T ransmitter RF ON BeetlesReceiver User'sManual 2 PLLsynthesizedtechnology TruediversitytechnologypermitsminimumdropoutsintheRFlink EquippedwithS.A.W.filterforinterference-resistant Built-innoisemuteandsquelchpermitinterference-free UniqueICONEQdesigncircuitfordifferencesinstruments BeetleElectricforElectricGuitar BeetleBassforBass BeetleAcousticforAcousticGuitar TunedantennasforthemoststableRFreception Availablein10differencesChannelswithwideintervaltoensurefree RFinterferencefromeachotherwhenusinginthesamelocation. UniqueDesignandcompactforportable BeetlesReceiver RF ON 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Fig1 1.PowerSwitch:
Pushtoturnonthereceiverpower.(Note:OutputJack(9)mustbeinsertedforthe receivertopowerup) 2.VolumeSwitch:
AdjusttheoutputleveloftheReceivertoyourGuitarAmpetc. 3.RFLED:
ThisLEDlightswhenreceivingsignalfromTransmitter. 4.PEAKLED:
ThisLEDlightswhenoutputsignalfromTransmitterisattheonsetclipping
(i.e.Distortionoccurred). 5.BATT.LOWLED:
ThisLEDlightswhenreceiverbatteryisrunninglow. 6.ONLED:
ThisLEDlightswhenthereceiverisswitchedon. Photo 7.BatteryCompartmentLatch:
Pushthelatchinthedirectionasindicatedarrowshownbelowandpulltoopenthe latch. Insertstandard9Valkalinebatteryintothecompartment(packageprovided).Please insertthebatteryintherightdirectionasthe+&-polaritymarkingsshown,wrong InsertdirectionwillcauseseveredamagetoyourBeetlesreceiverandwillvoidyour warranty.Also,youmaypoweryourreceiverbytheICONpoweradapterprovided. User'sManual 3 BeetlesReceiver 8 9 Fig 2 8.Antennas:
Pulltoliftupthedualantennas.ForoptimumRFreception,pullbothantennasto theirupmostverticalposition. 9.OutputJack:
Usethisstandardunbalancedhighimpedance(5-10KOhm)1/4jacktoconnect thereceivertoyouramplifieroraudiomixer.Wiringisasfollows:tiphot,sleeve ground.
10.SquelchControl:
Thiscontroldeterminesthemaximumrangeofthereceiverbeforeaudiosignal dropout.Usually,youshouldleavethisasthefactorydefaultsetting.Also,you mayadjustitbyasmallscrewdriver. 11.DCInput:
ConnecttheprovidedICON'sDCpoweradapterhere. 11 10 Fig 3 User'sManual 4 BeetlesTransmitter 1.PowerSwitch:
SwitchthepoweroftheBeetlesTransmitterinthedirectionofthearrowshown. 2.15dBPad:
Switchtoreducetheoutputofthetransmitterby15dBwhenyourinstrumentis outputtingtoohotasignal. 3.TransmitterPlug:
InsertthisstandardplugintoyourGuitaroutputconnector. 1/4
BeetlesAcousticforElectricAcousticGuitar BeetlesElectricforElectricGuitar BeetlesBassforElectricBass 2 1 3 Fig 4 Youmayadjusttheangleoftheplugfordifferenttypeofguitarasfollowings:
90degree:
DesignedforGibsontypeorallotherinstrumentsthathaveendmount-jacks.
(Note:PleaseinsertICON's"AngleAdapter"tosecuretheplugposition) DesignedforFenderStratocastertyperecessedjacks. TM TM 120degree:
6 4 4.BatteryCompartment:
Slidetoopenthelatch.Insertastandard1.5Valkalinebattery(packageprovided ) intothecompartment.Pleaseinsertthebatteryintherightdirectionasthe+& -
polaritymarkingsshown,wronginsertdirectionwillcauseseveredamagetoyour BeetlesTransmitterandwillvoidyourwarranty. 5.Antenna:
FlexibleantennaforoptimumRFreception. 5 Fig 5 6.PowerLED:
ThisLEDwilllightonceyouturnyourtransmitteron.Itwillstayonwhenthebattery isrunninglow. User'sManual 5